Pronunciation

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

 pronunciation

Why is it important?

Pronunciation; rhyme
Which word does not rhyme with the others?

1. too
2. sew
3. due
4. do

Pronunciation; stress
Which word has a different stress pattern than the others?

1. police
2. mother
3. student
4. money

Important!

What's most important is that you can communicate properly in English. So do not worry about having an accent!

Pronunciation is not about accent or dialect!

Waar denk je aan
bij het woord 'uitspraak' als het gaat
over taal?

Phonetics: the study of speech sounds.

The 'th' sound

• Gently press the tip of your tongue to your upper front teeth.
• Press air forward
• Vibrant th: tongue is tense (the, that, these)
• Non-vibrant th: tongue is more relaxed (think, bath)

Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrushes throat.

The 'æ' sound (trap vowel)

• Je lippen zijn relaxed en een beetje open
• Je tong is ontspannen
• Vind je deze klank moeilijk te onthouden, denk dan aan 'relax' en 'flat'

The cat in the hat uses WhatsApp to text a taxi.

What does "Word stress" mean?

1. The length of a word
2. Focussing on a certain part of a word
3. Letters in a word that you don't pronounce

How many syllables does the word "butterfly" have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

What is "word stress"?

• All words that have more than one syllable have word stress.
• This means that the one syllable is pronounced somewhat louder and clearer than the other(s).
• Word stress plays an important role in the correct pronunciation of English words.

Practice: Chi-na / Tech-no-lo-gy / Dec-o-rate

Syllables

Word stress

Syllables

Phonetics

Emphasis on a certain part of a word

The parts of a word

The study of speech sounds

Which syllable gets stressed in the word: "parent"?

Which syllable gets stressed in the word: "embrace"?

ACCENTS

Do you have an accent, if you do, which one?

Do accents matter according to you?

What did you see and hear?

Which accents did you hear?

How did you hear that?

Interference Theory

• Phonological --> uitspraak
• Grammatical --> grammatica
• Vocabulaire --> woordenschat 

USA vs UK

USA vs UK

GA --> General American

RP --> Received Pronunciation 

What is an accent?

1. Also known as a dialect
2. The way people pronounce words

What do RP and GA stand for?

1. Repetitive Pronunciation & General American
2. Received Pronunciation & General American

What is Phonological interference?

1. uitspraak van je moedertaal
2. woordenschat van je moedertaal